This paper will answer if women in particular face difficulties growing their careers due to masculine traits and gender discrimination in the workplace. Women amount to fifty percent of the world 's human population, with more women joining the labor force during this past century it has become a new normal. However, women have to surpass discrimination and limitations to achieve the same career success as their male counterparts. The common traits that are associated with being masculine are: “power, aggression, authority, hierarchy, control, and subjugation” (Srinivasan, 2015 ,123), these usually follow gender discriminations such as wage gaps, prejudice career advancements, and bullying.
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For example, men who support traditional family roles where the man is the head of the household and provides for the family while the mom stays at home will have more negative views of working women (Desai, Chugh, and Brief, 2014, 336). Following that, men whose wives stay at home to take care of the house, are more likely to not let qualified women from getting promotions at work even if they deserve it (Desai, Chugh, and Brief, 2014, 336). This shows that prepared females in the workplace will be denied positions they deserve just because a man believes a woman should be at home instead of working; this leaves women in these circumstances powerless. Male hierarchy at work is proved by wage gaps. Even when both genders are doing comparable jobs in the same profession, women in the more ‘female-dominated’ job will be compensated significantly less than men in the comparable ‘male-dominated’ job (Yavorsky, Cohen, and Qian, 734, 2016). This prevents female from growing at the same pace as their male counterpart just because a man’s job is valued more. Women are offered fewer jobs and when they do get an offer the compensation is lower than if it were a man were applying (Arrazola and de Hevia, 2016,120). The lower starting salary makes it even harder to find jobs that work with a female’s living circumstances and prevents them from finding higher positions. …show more content…
Females find that showing off any feminine interests creates a way for men to judge them, so instead females show off ‘male’ interests and traits to fit in and not be bothered by men (Wright, 2016, 353). Associating with other female coworkers in a ‘clique’ or showing off feminine personality attributes is another way to produce negative reactions from male coworkers, thus stopping women from creating networks with other women (Wright, 2016, 354).] Males in this circumstance will try to label women by their sexuality by calling them lesbians when they see women chatting together which makes the women affected feel even more uncomfortable with hanging out as a group (Wright, 354, 2016). This sometimes will make women shun other women to not create any negative attention from men, which goes against the natural feminine trait of caring for people (Srinivasan, 2015 ,124). Men in these types of workplaces also mock women 's support groups which creates a bigger struggle for women trying to find support at work. The lack of teamwork and the pressure of men vs. women in the workplace can make it harder for employees who feel uncomfortable to remain at work, especially if they are looking for support; for example, women who suffer from low self-esteem, which is a factor of gender discrimination (Metz and Moss, 2008, 61). A survey was performed on women
Women who work in male-dominated workplaces or …show more content…
For example, men who support traditional family roles where the man is the head of the household and provides for the family while the mom stays at home will have more negative views of working women (Desai, Chugh, and Brief, 2014, 336). Following that, men whose wives stay at home to take care of the house, are more likely to not let qualified women from getting promotions at work even if they deserve it (Desai, Chugh, and Brief, 2014, 336). This shows that prepared females in the workplace will be denied positions they deserve just because a man believes a woman should be at home instead of working; this leaves women in these circumstances powerless. Male hierarchy at work is proved by wage gaps. Even when both genders are doing comparable jobs in the same profession, women in the more ‘female-dominated’ job will be compensated significantly less than men in the comparable ‘male-dominated’ job (Yavorsky, Cohen, and Qian, 734, 2016). This prevents female from growing at the same pace as their male counterpart just because a man’s job is valued more. Women are offered fewer jobs and when they do get an offer the compensation is lower than if it were a man were applying (Arrazola and de Hevia, 2016,120). The lower starting salary makes it even harder to find jobs that work with a female’s living circumstances and prevents them from finding higher positions. …show more content…
Females find that showing off any feminine interests creates a way for men to judge them, so instead females show off ‘male’ interests and traits to fit in and not be bothered by men (Wright, 2016, 353). Associating with other female coworkers in a ‘clique’ or showing off feminine personality attributes is another way to produce negative reactions from male coworkers, thus stopping women from creating networks with other women (Wright, 2016, 354).] Males in this circumstance will try to label women by their sexuality by calling them lesbians when they see women chatting together which makes the women affected feel even more uncomfortable with hanging out as a group (Wright, 354, 2016). This sometimes will make women shun other women to not create any negative attention from men, which goes against the natural feminine trait of caring for people (Srinivasan, 2015 ,124). Men in these types of workplaces also mock women 's support groups which creates a bigger struggle for women trying to find support at work. The lack of teamwork and the pressure of men vs. women in the workplace can make it harder for employees who feel uncomfortable to remain at work, especially if they are looking for support; for example, women who suffer from low self-esteem, which is a factor of gender discrimination (Metz and Moss, 2008, 61). A survey was performed on women